þegen

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þegnaz (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *teke- (“give birth”). Cognate with Old Saxon þegan (“man”) (Dutch degen), English thane, Old High German degan (“boy, servant, hero”) (German Degen (“warrior”)), Old Norse þegn (“freeman”); and, from Indo-European, with Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon, “child”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθejen/

Noun

þeġen m

  1. servant
  2. one serving a particular office: officer, minister; soldier
  3. retainer
  4. one in service to the king or other superior; thane (in later use suggesting an official title or rank)
  5. (poetic) man, warrior, hero

Declension
Declension of þegen (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þeġen þeġnas
accusative þeġen þeġnas
genitive þeġnes þeġna
dative þeġne þeġnum

Derived terms
  • þeġnrǣden

Descendants
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